Packing-box for fruit-jars



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N. 1E'. TIPTON.

PACKING BOX POR FRUIT JARS, dw. No. 252,544. Patented Jan. 17,1882.

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NELSON" n. TrPToN, or coLoNY, KANSAS.

PACKING-BOX FOR FRUIT-JARS, 84C.

SPECIFICATION forming part o'f Letters Patent No. 252,544, dated January 17, 188.2.

` Application inea November 2s, isst. (No moet.) l

To alt 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON F. TlrroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Colony, in the county of Anderson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing-Boxes for Fruit-J ars, Butter, Snc., of which the followingis a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in double-wall or j acketed packing-boxes 5 andthe objects of myimprovements are to produce a packing-box adapted to receive glass and stone jars and other articles, protect them against breakage,and preserve the contents againstthe eft'ectsof heat, light, and cold by tightly uniting the cover of said boxes to both the box and to the outer protecting wall or jacket, and forming a close air-chamber between the box and its cover. I attain these objects by forming the walls and producing the joints between the jacket ofthe box and its cover in a peculiar manner, as will be hereinafter described in connection with the drawings, and then the invention will be pointed out in the claims.

I am aware that ice-pitchers and metallic boxes have been provided with double walls, the cuter one of which is of paper with an intervening air-space, and that said paper has vbeen supported with vertical strips resting against the inner metallic box; but my invention differs from the above in details of construction, as shown in the accompanying drawings, in whiehl Figure l is a vertical section ot' the pre server packing-box forming a part of my invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 represent vertical sections of the shipper packing-box 'forming another part of my invention.

In said drawings E, Fig. 1, represents the inner box ofthe preserver. Itis in the form ofa plain cylinder with a cylindrical cover, having a dat top, A, resting upon the top edge of the vessel E. Said cover is shown as provided with a handle, A2, made ot' webbing or a piece of tape secured thereto to facilitate its removal. The inner vessel, E, is connected with the outer shell or jacket, E', by means of crimped or wavy strips of pasteboard C, glued to both at short intervals, so as to leave apermanent and continuous air-space, C', around the vessel E. The outer portion extends only a portion of the length of the vessel or box E, and is closed with a cylindrical cover, F, made to taroundits top,asfollows: There is pas'ed to the outer periphery of the shell or jacket E', adjoining its upper end, a strip ot' paper Wound around it an increased number of times in progressing from said upper end, to give to said periphery a slightly conical or sloping form, as shown at E2, to receive thereupon the lower edge of the cylindrical portion of the coverF, and, slightly expanding it, make therewith a perfectly tightlitting joint. There is also secured to the thickest portion ot the sloping enlargement E2 a band, B2, to form between the latter and the part E2 an annular chamber, B3, for the reception ot' a liquid sealing-cement, if desired. An annular conical groove is also produced at B4 in the upper end of the air-space C for the reception of a liquid cement, if desired, the lower edge of the cover A of the box E entering therein. The upper part of the cover F is made of two thicknesses of pasteboard, kept at a distance by means of crimped strips of card-board, to form an airchamber between them.` The bottom of the box E is similarly constructed, so that said box is surrounded by a closed air-chamber.

The box shown in Fig. 2 is to inclose thejar or goods to be shipped, and is of itself a sufficient protection therefor at ordinary temperatures; bntif the goods are shipped'at times of very high or very low temperatures it can be inclosed,for additional protection, in the preserving-box shown in Fig. l, both being constructed in a nearly similar manner.

In Fig. 2, E represents the inner box, having the lower half of its walls surrounded by a strengthening cylinder orjacket, E', formed of paper coiled around said inner box, or otherwise. The upper portion of said cylinder E is slightly conical or sloping at E2, to receive thereupon the lower edge of the cylindrical portion ofthe cover F, and, slightly expanding it,make therewith a perfectly tight fitting joint, as heretofore stated in regard to the cover F in Fig. 1. Within the top of the cover F is placed a washer, F', of rubber, cork, or of waxy substance, to rest upon the upper edge of the inner box, E, and properly seal it when the cover F is pressed upon its conical seat E2.

The box shown in Fig. 3 has walls and a IOO cover similar to Fig. 2; but to form a more yielding joint and seal between them the lower edge of said cover is provided with a rubber band, F2, cemented to the outer periphery thereof in such a manner that the lower edge of said rubber band will project beyond the edge of the cover, and its resilience will cause said lower edge te be bent over the edge of the cover and toward its center, and when the cover is pressed down upon its conical or sloping seat E2 the rubber band will be tightly compressed between them. The upper edge ofthe box E is provided also with a similar rubber band,F3, cemented thereto, with its upper edge projecting in the saniemanner to form a seal with the under side of the chambered cover F.

The box shown in Fig. 4 is closely allied to those shown in Figs. land 2; but, as an additional tie or seal between the outer shell or jacket of the box and its cover, thereis placed over the joint either a strip of paper pasted to each one, or a rubber band, F, clasping both at that point.

Each one of' the above-described packingboxes is made of pasteboard, which is inexpensive and a non conductor of' heat. It contains a tight air-chamber, formed between the box and its cover above the slo )in )ortion of thejacket. Said box and its cover may be varnished to protect the device against water. The diameter of the cover being approximately that of the exterior of the jacket gives to the package a nearly smooth exterior.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of a box having a. strengthening-jacket provided with a sloping upper portion, with a cover whose head is of a diameter approximatelyv that of the exterior of the jacket, and whose rim at its lower edge fits tightly the sloping port-ion of the jacket, the box and cover forming a chamber between them, above the slope of the jacket, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a box formed with a slopingjacket solidly formed thereon, and having its upper edge provided with a rubber band encircling and projecting above it, with a cover approximately ot' the diameter of the jacket, and having a rubber band encircling and projecting under the edge, and within the interior of its rim, the cover and thejacketed box being united at two packed joints, slibstautially as and for the purpose described.

NELsoN F. TIrToN.

Witnesses E. E. MASSON, C. (l. SHEPHERD. 

